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IBA will be around the country for NAIDOC – we love this time of year! It’s all about honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices, culture, and resilience – which happens not just this week but every week. The 2025 NAIDOC theme is The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy. And IBA is not the […]

As IBA proudly recognises its 50th anniversary this year, another significant milestone stands alongside it, the 25th anniversary of Bawrunga Aboriginal Medical Service (BAMS). These shared anniversaries are more than numbers; they are a reflection of generations of resilience, partnership, and unwavering dedication to uplifting First Nations communities.  As one of the original founders, Weilwan […]

Samuel is a proud Butchulla man, a land conservationist, a devoted father, and now, a homeowner.   As a single-carer, Samuel’s journey to home ownership is a powerful story of determination and a desire to build a life for him and his son.  “I feel blessed being a homeowner. I feel like it’s a great accomplishment […]

2025 is a big year for IBA as we continue to celebrate impact, resilience, and community over 50 years. In the latest edition of our e-newsletter, we're excited to launch our latest Impact Report, introduce you to Tim from the IBA team, and share inspiring customer stories: Sister, sister story: Desiree and her two younger […]

Welcome to “The New Dreaming Podcast”, a powerful platform created to celebrate strength, success, and storytelling among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men.   Born from a partnership between IBA and New Dream Productions, this special series holds space for truth-telling and real conversations that inspire, challenge, and empower. Each episode features First Nations men who […]

Podcast series introduced to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men. IBA has partnered with New Dream Productions to launch a special IBA series of “The New Dreaming Podcast”. Series focussed on strength, success and storytelling in a culturally safe space. Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) is proud to announce its partnership with New Dream Productions, […]

Taunurung woman, Nicole, is a successful business and homeowner, with a lot to be proud of. But she takes the greatest pride in the values and financial independence that she inspires through generations of her family.  Nicole was determined from a young age to get on the property ladder early, to build her financial future. […]

Desiree and her two younger sisters enjoyed sitting down for a yarn about life and what ‘financial wellbeing’ means to them. IBA recently hosted a workshop at Kurbingui Youth & Family Development to support the community on their financial goals. Kurbingui is an Aboriginal community-based and driven not-for-profit organisation that offers services to Aboriginal and […]

Research demonstrates lasting impacts of IBA’s ‘supported finance’ model. 4th report released by IBA on impact of investing with First Nations people. New report focusses on ways to maximise wellbeing by providing pathways to financial wellbeing, resilience, and economic independence. Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) launched its fourth impact report at an event on Gadigal Country […]

About Tim I consider myself a self-proclaimed professional fisherman. I have caught everything from tuna, salmon, sharks, and one-time, a 30m humpback whale (yes, I let it go). The most interesting part of fishing is, ‘I don’t eat fish.’  Growing up I lived in places like Camperdown to Newtown to Tathra to Bega (all NSW) to […]